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Show TELLS DE LIEE BROW BACK John L. Herrick Relates Incident Inci-dent Concerning Mormons Years Ago in Virginia An Incident of the raising of the dead in the latter days Avas related Sunday morning by Elder John L. Horrick, former president of the western west-ern states mission, before tho high priests of the Weber stake in Weber normal college. Elder Horrick was Invited to address the high priests by President T. S. BroAvning, who presided pre-sided over the meeting, which was largely attended. Declaring that all things were pus-slblc pus-slblc to him that believes through the power of faith, Elder Herrick during his address related that whllo attending attend-ing a conference at Pueblo a short time ago, ono of tho many who ' bpro testimony to the divinity of the Avork of tho Prophet Joseph Smith" was a Mr. Hcnlngor. According to Elder Herrick, Her-rick, Mr. Henlnger related that Avhen he av.13 a boy of 11 years of age, two Mormon missionaries came to Virginia, Vir-ginia, where he was then living. These missionaries were unwelcome A'isitora in the state and wore subjected to persecution, per-secution, being tarred and feathered and. driven into tho Avood-3, whore they remained two days without food or clothing. Mr. llcnlngcr stated that his mother finally camo to tho assistance assist-ance of tho two young men, fed and .clothed them as far as she was able. Then they loft, and there wero no more Mormon missionaries in that district dis-trict for another two years. After an elapse of two ; eats, Mr Hcningcr said, more Mormon missionaries mis-sionaries came to the state. At x meeting presided over by Eldc John Morgan, In answer to a question if all the peoplo Avero at. t.ic meeting, it was stated that tho Henlnger family Avas not present. Elder Morgan made inquiries in-quiries Avhoro they lived, and upon being informed that the H-ycur-old boy avos seriously ill. ho said ho desired de-sired to visit the iamlly, as the Lord had a blessing fiv them. Tho family llA'ed some distance from tho place and Elder Morgan traveled all night, arriving ar-riving at the Keninger home about 3 o'clock the next morning, and w.it informed in-formed that the boy had dici at ! i o'clock the preceding night. Mr Men-niger Men-niger thsn related -low Zldor Moigun entered the doutli chamber and in the namo of Jjs.is Christ and by Hip authority au-thority of tn; pri&V'.hooil called the boy bnck to life, '"he departed spirit entered tho body of tho boy and by 0 o'clock that morning ho avus attending school.to the. great astonishment of his teacher and schoolmates, who hud been informed that ho was dead. Mr. Ileninger lived to be C5 years of age and died recently, Elder Horrick said. This story was told by Elder Herrick Her-rick to Illustrate the teachings of the church that tho same, poAver and authority au-thority of the priesthood enjoyed anciently an-ciently is enjoyed, today by tho members mem-bers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Many Christians are'famillar Avith the stories related in the Bible of the raising of the dead, those of the son of the widow of Zare-phalt. Zare-phalt. the daughter of Jarius and of Lazarus, but not many arc Avilllng to believe that the same miracles aro being be-ing performed today. Bishop M. 1. Brown, another speaker at the meeting, gave a fine discourse on tho subjeci of tho re&nr-rectlon, re&nr-rectlon, dealing chiefly Avith the boiief , of the church regarding the nctuaJ resurrection of the body. oo |
